Grave lining



Feb. 12 1924. 1,483,288

J. M: DODDRIDGE GRAVE LINING I I Filed May 13 1922 m mwn g; 1-- .6..

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JAMES M. nonnnrnen, or MILTON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOB'TO I. II; nonnar nen or MILTON, INDIANA, A CORPORATION or INDIANA.

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GRAVE LINING.

Application filed m 13, 1922.. se i l Nd. 5 0,723.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMEs M. DODDRIDGE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the town of Milton, in the county of Wayne,

State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grave Linings, of which the following is a full, clear, and comprehensive specification and exposition, the same being such as will enable others to make and use the same with exactitude.

The objects of this present invention, broadly speaking, is to provide a gravelining which is simple in character, positive in action, easily and quickly attached and detached, ornamental and decorative in appearance, durable as to material and construction, and which can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low price.

The preferred means for carrying out the principles of my invention in a practical and efficient manner is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a front or face elevation of a portion of one of my grave-linings. Figure 2 is a vertical section, as taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a top plan showing a portion of a grave with my lining secured in operative position therein. Figure at is a demonstrative view showing the first position in forming the upper portion of the lining. Figure 5 shows the second position in forming the upper portion of the lining. Figure 6 shows the third position in forming the upper portion of the lining. And Figure 7 shows the rear face of a portion of the completed lining.

Similar indi ces denote like parts throughout the several views.

In order that the construction, the operation, and the several advantages of the invention may be more fully understood and appreciated I will now take up a detailed description thereof, in. which I will set forth the same as fully as I may.

The invention is preferably formed from oil-cloth, or other suitable material, the skirt portion of which is denoted by the numeral 1, and it may hang down inside the grave.

The upper portion of the lining is first folded back upon itself, thereby forming the head portion 2, with the parts backto-back, as in Fig. 4, and forming the first loop 5 projecting to the left.

Themain or skirt portion 1 and the overlapping head portion 2 are then connected by two rows of stitching 8 and 4, which are spaced apart and are parallel with each other as shown.

The major portion of the part 2 is then turned back to the'position as shown in .Fig. 5, bringing the loop 5 to the right,

after which the double portion of the part 2 is connected by the stitching 6 to the main portion 1, as is shown in Fig. 6, also in Fig. 2.

The hem portion 7 will now be located on the rear of the lining, forming the rear layer of the head portion, and"all of the parts formed from the portion 2 will be located above the stitching 6, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

I next insert a plurality of eyelets 8 at frequent distances apart extending them through the hem portion 7, the front portion of the head, and the two thicknesses therebetween, as in Fig. 2.

From the above it will be seen that I form the upper portion of the material into four thicknesses, thereby enabling the material to retain its shape and position without sagging.

As previously suggested the material is preferably an oil-cloth and for the purpose of enabling one to follow the various bends in the drawings I will denote the front or face side of the material by the letter a,

while the back will be designated by a.

Letter X denotes the earth or soil in which the grave is formed, the wall of the grave being denoted by the letter Z.

In practice the completed lining as set forth is held in the position in which it is shown in Fig. 1, the back of the lower or skirt portion 1 is brought against the wall Z of the grave, the upper edge of the head portion being brought near to the surface of the ground, after which spike-nails E, or the like, are inserted through the respective eyelets and driven into the ground, to retain the lining in operative position as shown.

The lining may be made in one or in a plurality of sections as desired, the sections being divided vertically.

I desire that it be understood that various changes may be made in the several details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention and without 'zsacrificing any of the advantages thereof which are new and useful. Having now fully shown and described my invention, What I claim and desire to 5 secure by Letters Patent, is I A grave lining formed of oil-cloth and comprising in combination, a skirt portion 1, a head portion 2 with its back to the back of the skirt portion, a loop portion 5 two rows of stitching connecting the skirt portion and the head portion, the major portion of the head being then turned to bring said loop on the other side of the skirt, a hein portion 7 located on the rear, and a plurality of eyelets securing said hem, the front of the head port-ion and the two thicknesses of material therebetween, and means for suspending said lining in a grave by the insertion of spikes through said eyelets, all substantially as set forth.

JAMES M. DODDRIDGE. 

